This is a simple request. I have heard the song for years and have never been able to make out the words. It doesn't seem to be in the DT and I can't find it in my ballad books. Is it an old song or were they singing someone elses music for once? Does anyone know the history, and chords, and words?

I tried, once upon a time, to get my kids to transcribe it for me on the theory that younger ears could make out exactly what was being sung but they gave up too.